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Flowchart to diuretic use in acute heart failure.

(A) Congestion with volume overload. 

(B) Treatment algorithm after
(A) Congestion with ... blood pressure; HF ... Diuretic #Diuresis #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
STAGES of CHF (A ... Stage D CHF is frequently ... patients with certain ... #Management #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive
Pharmacology of diuretics

Acetazolamide, Loop diuretics, Thiazide‐like diuretics, MRA, Amiloride

Site of Action, Maximum Dose, Half-Life, Onset, Bioavailability,
#Pharmacology #Comparison ... Loop #Thiazide #CHF ... #Cardiology #Management
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
development of HF ... medical therapy; HF ... #CHF #Congestive ... ACCAHA #Algorithm #Management ... #Cardiology
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Ejection Fraction: Management ... Principles: Reduce the congestive ... - May mimic HF ... ineffective) #Management ... #Cardiology #HFpEF
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
x-ray: signs of congestion ... → no signs of CXR ... congestion. 2. ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
morbidity benefits in certain ... /ambcarerx #CHF ... #sCHF #HeartFailure ... #Pharmacology #Management ... Treatment #StageC #Cardiology
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
In these cases comparison ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
On the left another patient with congestive heart failure.
The lateral view nicely demonstrates the increased diameter
another patient with congestive ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Peribronchial
Previous normal chest x-ray (left) and CHF stage II with perihilar haze (right). On the left
x-ray (left) and CHF ... another patient with congestive ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... CHF #Vascular #Engorgement